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Code Enforcement Board impounds vehicle for 4 months after video of downtown burnout
Summary
After police video showed a vehicle performing a burnout near Baxter and Highland avenues, the Louisville Metro Code Enforcement Board found a Vehicle Reckless Driving Exhibition ordinance violation and ordered the vehicle impounded for four months and a $1,000 fine.
The Louisville Metro Code Enforcement Board ordered a vehicle impounded for four months and assessed a $1,000 fine after reviewing video evidence that a car performed a reckless driving exhibition near Baxter and Highland avenues in early March.
Officer Kenneth Lawrence of the Louisville Metro Police Department testified under oath that dash and body-camera footage show black tire marks, smoke and a crowd in the roadway and that the vehicle tied to the citation "crosses the yellow line" and endangered nearby pedestrians. "This…
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